Aurora starter store customization tutorials

WebSphere Commerce provides tutorials that are designed to introduce the various tasks that are related to customizing the Aurora storefront.


Tutorial	Learning objectives	Description
Tutorial: Adding day-of-month scheduling support for recurring orders	After completing this tutorial, you will be able to: Extend the noun part to include custom data. Extend the scheduler to include a new type that is used for subscription. Update the recurring order and checkout JSP and JavaScript files to accept the new schedule type.	This tutorial shows you how to customize WebSphere Commerce to serve the day-of-month recurring order schedule type in the Aurora starter store. For example, to allow customers to schedule a recurring order on the fifth of every month. The WebSphere Commerce schema is updated to store the new schedule type information. The Subscription service is updated to include the new user data in the Subscription noun.
Tutorial: Displaying a new object in the Aurora starter store that is managed through the Management Center tool.	After completing this tutorial, you should be able to complete the following tasks: Add a section to the Aurora starter store header Modify CSS files Use refresh area Invoke AJAX services call	This tutorial shows you how to add a section, called Recipe, to the Aurora starter store.
Tutorial: Defining Search Engine Optimization (SEO) URLs for new pages in the Aurora starter store	After you complete this tutorial, you should be familiar with the following concepts: Understand the WebSphere Commerce Feature Pack 3 Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Solution Overview of simple extension and customization tasks.	This tutorial demonstrates how to create Search Engine Optimization (SEO) URLs for new pages in the Aurora starter store. Through SEO, you can increase your online visibility in search engine results, driving more shoppers to your store. WebSphere Commerce provides several tools to assist with your overall SEO strategy, one of which is to create a short and meaningful search engine friendly URL.
Tutorial: Creating a site-level Commerce Composer widget	After completing this tutorial, you should be able to do the following tasks: Create a site-level widget for use on a store page Use an existing store JSP as a model for creating a site-level widget Use the Data Load utility to register a new widget with the Commerce Composer framework Customize Management Center to support the use of a custom widget when a user is composing a store page with the Commerce Composer tool Use the Data Load utility to load a Commerce Composer template and Commerce Composer layout for use in the Commerce Composer tool for a content page Update an existing store JSP to include Commerce Composer widgets	In this tutorial, you create a reusable site-level widget that can be used by Management Center users to compose store pages with the Commerce Composer tool. Your new widget can be reused on multiple store pages and shared across stores.